bjorn geirr harsson: we tried to let the norwegian government give it as a gift from the norwegian peoplefinland in accordance in relation to their 100-year celebration as a free nation. reporter: his main supporter is svein oddvar leiros, mayor of the municipality at the foot of the halti. he picked up on the idea and wrote an official request to the prime minister in oslo. she sent an equally official response that the constitution wouldn't allow norway to cede any of its territory. with kind regards, erna solberg. svein oddvar leiros: if the prime minister says no, then, as mayor of the kafjord municipality, i have to respect that. but maybe they'll reconsider. it's a matter of an area half the size of a soccer field. the border marker would just have to be moved a few meters. reporter: it's claimed that a compromise might be possible. a swap wouldn't violate the constitution. finland would get the summit and give a piece of wasteland to norway in exchange. after all, norway has no real use for the halti. georg sichelschmidt: the norwegians have plenty of other peaks to climb, and the

the norwegian dr charles to administer minister. last moments and in a very unusual way where he used a machine i was almost ten times where we limit he was suspended from competitions for two months but in the summer months not winter ones although he could have been suspended for four years according to the wada rule book martin sun be officially i'm with waters authorization took a drug called fish gives an adrenaline rush so in this case isn't the only one kind of the evacuees so here is my magical. syria hale is a two times junior ski racing won't champion she was on the norwegian national team . i felt it for something wrong even hearing my throw so i went to the doctor and i blew out in the machine you know and he saw that there was irritation and then he said there is irritation here so i think you should use mentally and and i just tried this. training and i felt this was awkward to use it because i didn't have a smile stopped it and i think i didn't really think more about this i am not very fond of. drugs i'm not fond of

the oddity was first noticed by buren gare harsh on a longstanding staff member of the norwegian mapping authority he'd been investigating some peculiar features of the boundary line on the hottie and decided this would be an ideal time to correct them we tried to let you know which government give it as a gift from the region people to finland in accordance in in relation to their one hundred year celebration as her freemason. his main supporter is. mayor of the municipality at the foot of the halti he picked up on the idea and wrote an official request to the prime minister in oslo she sent an equally official response that the constitution wouldn't allow norway to cede any of its territory with kind regards. those on the. prime minister says no then as i mean because if you have municipality i have to respect that. but maybe they'll reconsider. it's a matter of an area of half the size of a soccer field the border marker would just have to be moved a few meters. it's claimed that a compromise might be possible a swap would not file at the constitution finland would get the summit and

mountain guide georg's knows every rock on the hottie fell on the norwegian finished border there's been a move afoot here to move the border. you know after standing here on the finnish ality here to the right you see the border marker it's the highest point in finland . if you look towards the other side it gets higher and that's norway so finland's highest peak has a norwegian summit of. how annoying that a mountain peak in otherwise very flat finland has its summit outside the country across a border drawn in seven hundred forty. the oddity was first noticed by buren gare harsh on a longstanding staff member of the norwegian mapping authority. he'd been investigating some peculiar features of the boundary line on the hottie and decided this would be an ideal time to correct them we tried to let you know which government give you as a gift from the region people to finland in accordance to in relation to their one hundred year celebration as have freemason. his main supporter is spain. mayor of the municipality at the foot of the hottie he picked up on the idea and wrote an official r

the norwegian doctor charles to administer administer. last moments in a very unusual way where he used a machine i was loaded with almost ten times the legal limit he was suspended from competitions for two months but in the summer months not winter ones although he could have been suspended for fully armed with waters authorizations my magic. siri was on the norwegian national team i blew out in the machine you know and he saw that there was irritation and then he said there is set to retire should use ventilation and i just tried that. training and i felt this was awkward to use it because i didn't have off my stock to the north didn't really think more about this i am not very fond of. drugs i'm not fond of the we just who use the comments that even though it's legal it is given to people i believe shouldn't get it because we are in the gray area that we are in i want it to be fair play. soon enough to syria stop taking me as my drug she had to leave the team. everybody should be tested and. there should be there are going to be inves

classic colonia set the fastest time ahead of alexy pole to run in a kazakhstan and norwegian martin group so the. tennis fans know that the new year brings the first major tournament of the season the australian open germany's angerly kerber won that tournament in two thousand and sixteen but her star has fallen dramatically since then here in germany newcomer yulia has taken over the number one spot in the country and she nearly broke into the world top ten this year alexander sarah is already there on the men's side and he has his sights set on his first grand slam title here is more on the stars of german tennis. for you here trainee seventeen was a tennis year to remember she even received praise from a idol steffi graf after becoming germany's number one female player following a slow start to the year this one two titles the first silverware since twenty eleven. i think the heat was an eventful year for me and there were some close defeats and some very big ones i lost games at the french open and wimbledon despite having match point but i came away stronger i want to tourname

polonius set the fastest time ahead of alexey pole to run in a kazakhstan and norwegian martin. after the christmas holidays and all that comes with it the feasting the drinking we often welcome the new year with resolutions for self-improvement and physical fitness usually tops the list in los angeles bollywood dance classes are one novel way to get leaner and fitter after the holiday season. hollywood turns to bollywood for physical inspiration bollywood dance has become the latest fitness craze to hit l.a. beauty consultant shalini vote here a describe the attraction. during india's got a dance called hunger which is really all the rage right now and you're seeing it everywhere and it's probably the most you can do the head of one dance company offering bollywood classes explain what's involved. in a lot of drama and sweat and do a lot of bouncing around and jumping and turning into whirling and twisting and singing along with the music just what the doctor ordered. german chancellor angela merkel has used her new year's address to urge the country to pull together she says s

looking back at that is like almost looking at a norwegian guy in mugler.said, when you are training hard, there is something about achieving your goals that make you feel even better. my facial expression in london said it all. ijust facial expression in london said it all. i just always think that my grandma will watch this so i need to be on my best behaviour. but of course i'm doing a lot of thoughts, and hopefully everyone doesn't look at me like this very serious young quy: at me like this very serious young guy, but with actually, one of my favourite things is hanging out with my friends, i can grab a beer, it's no problem and i'm having fun, i'm trying to be as chill as i can and not having anything that is stressing me that is unnecessary. i have been doing it for two years now andi have been doing it for two years now and i don't know, probably not to, but at the same time, i want different challenges and challenges is what i love. for now, i think the hurdles is very challenging for me just now and there is many things for me to work on. a great

and easyj et were airlines such as norwegian and easyjet were stealing some of the pilot by offeringt ryanair was going to recognise the pilots union, it was going to have to pay more money to keep a lot of pilots. it has been spending thousands and thousands of euros in extra bonuses and pay to keep some of its pilots. so, whether or not it recognised the unions, it was going to have to pay more for pilots. so, therefore, i think the market did overrea ct therefore, i think the market did overreact on friday. so these costs we re overreact on friday. so these costs were going to be born whether or not it recognised the pilots unions or not. given the fact that the costs will presumably have to be passed on, as you say, born somewhere, are we as customers and consumers going to have to get used to a slightly different idea of the ryanair offering? well, ryanair is one of europe, if not europe's most profitable airlines. it has europe's lowest u nit profitable airlines. it has europe's lowest unit costs per passenger. so, i think lowest unit costs per passenger. so, ithink ryanaircan

a norwegian sta rtu p part of the solution. to help children who can't go to school because of long—term illness to continue to feel part of the action. the small machines act as a proxy for the child and allows him/her to feel pa rt child and allows him/her to feel part of the classroom experience, albeit remotely. and that can help them to feel less lonely. the company estimates that in the uk in 0ctober company estimates that in the uk in october of this year, 70,000 children spend great parts of the school year at home sick or in the hospital. joining us, karen dolva, is co—founder & ceo of no isolation. and in the studio, we have one of the robots which could be in a classroom representing a child that cannot be there. lovely to meet you. tell us about this little fellow. i am falling in love with it! explained how it will work. am falling in love with it! explained how it will workm am falling in love with it! explained how it will work. it is a total presence robot, if you are really ill and must stay at home for months

as day draws to a close in the norwegian ski. sort of yeah i low and the temperature plunges to well below freezing you sometimes hear strange sounds for miles around. once a year one of the strangest and certainly oldest music festivals in the world takes place here on a frozen lake. the musicians play instruments made entirely out of ice. the audience members are impressed. this is really impressive states. i'm still wondering how they made it but didn't go to experience. on the phone. in the car and on the what. if magic. norwegian percussionist teria is sunset came up with the idea for the festival in two thousand and six he has an ecological message that he's. already prior to climate change and some of the things on the ice. and i think to some i'm told that. becomes very important because the commons will go since. the annual festival last three days and always attracts thousands of visitors. the twenty six musicians who will perform make their instruments themselves almost at the last minute before the concert. they use i

and lars shelters schick gave a closer look at the norwegian take a closer look at the norwegian model. you don't have to travel around the globe for a solution to the brics a dilemma it can be found right at europe's stores that. hop on a plane to norway and you're in a country that has rejected your membership twice but you gather with states like iceland or liechtenstein they have negotiated an agreement with the european union that gives them full access to the single market and there you have it the norwegian model. but is no way to really be off the shelf solution that britain is looking for. we head out to the countryside to find out what drives this skinny and powerhouse. spine who sells famous no we jim king craps and just like the economy as a whole he relies heavily on the european union. more than eighty percent off and always exports are to e.u. member states and one of the key advantages are shared standards. i don't need to stand a long time explaining to my european customers what that meaning because they are looking for exactly the same what i'm presenting if i go fro

taste of princess the norwegian city of bakken and its gingerbread village. first up let me ask you what do you get when you combine acrobatics with riding a bike a unique sport and one that requires the balance of adults up the first unofficial world championships in artistic cycling was held in eighteen eighty eight it didn't become official until the nineteen fifties gemini's davi novel has won the title eight times and he can often be spotted with his partner practicing around in streets so are you ready for a taste of a bicycle ballet prepare to be amazed. the fine arts of bike riding demonstrated by darvish novel and. the two artistic cyclists are practicing for a performance there in two bicycle ballet not bicycle tours or races. whether in a parking garridge on a theatre stage or in a sports arena they give free rein to their ideas and bicycles. before also talking so i'm fascinated by pulling out all the stops in artistic cycling to put everything i've got into a guy's body and soul and so on also and. also in kind you can govern yourself and try out

it's the work of a norwegian campaign group, who tomorrow will launch an award for the worst charity of our children in the uk are looking forward to holidays and presents right now. these children live in a far—off country... they're so tiny. you do see them in the day, and they're kids... on the list, three british celebrities, tom hardy, ed sheeran and eddie redmayne. these images are devastating. we had hoped to never see this again... their campaign featured the desperate plight of starving and homeless children, the kind of heartbreaking images that have long proved successful when it comes to shocking people into giving. as a simple step from us here can save lives there. the dec's yemen appeal raised £26 million. the east africa one raised more than £60 million. valuable sums that have helped enormously in the short term. # do they know it's christmas time at all?# it all began here, of course, in 1984. # feed the world...# the nearly all—white choir of band aid raised millions using a fine roster of celebrities. the campaign was astonishingly successful as a fundraiser, and

, along with s -- like norwegian. joon will become france's third airline company. will: the world's biggest lithium-ion battery was switched on in australia, just in time for the first day of summer. southbuilt a device for australia, which has expanded in wind power much quicker than the rest of the country, and suffered a string of blackouts over the last 18 months. the world's largest brewer has been accused of abusing its dominance in belgium. the competition commissioner said anheuser-busch inbev blocked retailers from buying best-selling leffe at lower prices from the netherlands and france. the company denied the allegations. anchor: finally, it is the holiday season, but sadly for rapper tmxmx, it appears he wasn santa's naughty list. born the new york rapper, earl simmons, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud. the prosecution said the rapper went out of his way to avoid personal banking account statements, setting up accounts in other names, and paying persosonal expenses largy in cash. concealed admitted he mill

despite the downsides a large majority of norwegians love the deal and at least for the transition period after breaks that no way might be the right blueprint for great britain. not just bought by a correspondent motus in brussels along with last shot to sic turning onto london a memorial service has been held honoring the victims of the tower fire which took place six months ago the ceremony was in simple as cathedral survivors of the file when attendance along with senior politicians and members of the royal family at least seventy one people were killed in the town fire that broke out in the early morning of june the fourteenth the beers quickly spread out the trendy four story building trapping dozens inside the disaster shocked the nation from many of the charred ruins as a symbol of the city's disregard for its low income residents. six months off the firemen have to survive with a still unhappy with the local authorities dealt with the situation did on news london correspondent biggest mosque was at the grenfell ptolemy moreas service and she explains why survivors have been reall

despite the downsides a large majority of norwegians love the deal and at least for the transition period after breaks that no way might be the right blueprint for great britain. so whether it is a blueprint or not we have to wait and see. did that report and he joins me now again from brussels elite isn't a reason may i will need you for a summit there today what is on the agenda be flayed you have lied in shapes today you'll have the official kickoff of the european defense cooperation something that has become possible because the u.k. that has so far vetoed any moves in that direction it is about to leave the european union and you have shadow which is again migration top of the agenda the raul over the relocation of refugees continues hit city lots on their fate get modest and also thank you very much. let's article look at some other stories making news around the world south korean president in is in beijing for talks with his chinese counterpart xi jinping the two countries are looking to resolve a yearlong dispute over south korea's deployment of an anti missile system shared wit

led airstrikes let's get some reaction now from the norwegian rescue answers media coordinator in iraq and joins us good morning to you melanie i'm not sure how much you saw of our report there but conditions in mosul clearly horrific many unexploded bombs are there many dead bodies decaying under the rubble why is it like this where is the international help five months on. it's very it's been very difficult for us to into west mosul but it needs to be clear that the situation in east mosul and west mosul differs dramatically ninety percent of the population has returned to east mosul and life there has certainly did reached a degree of normality however what you have seen in the footage is that it's a completely different story in waste mosul the devastation is almost complete and it's been very hard for us to return as well as the population we have managed to rehabilitate a water plant that's providing water to one hundred thousand people but we're struggling with the same issues that these people are struggling with we're trying to. provide education and waste most all but one pri

miniature town is certainly diverse the train chugging along the tiny track leads from buildings in the norwegian style to the eiffel tower and maybe a short stop at london's iconic big bands. bergen's delectable gingerbread city will be on display throughout the christmas season until december thirty first. and of course the christmas season wouldn't be complete without some winter sports especially to help burn off all those calories from the gingerbread so up next we are headed to zack opining a winter sports resort located right in the south of poland near the border with slovakia now at a thousand meters above sea level it's poland's highest town in with plenty of snow on the ground it's also a great place to visit at this time of year. a magical landscape of peaks around in the high touch it's the icy temperatures in the clear mountain air make the region of favorite with lovers of winter sports. around three million people visits up upon it every year the town is called poland's winter camp. at its heart of key street lined with stores and restaurants invites tourists to take a stroll. oh.

yet i swear by fish oil like all norwegians a spoonful of fish oil every morning. are used wine. the boss yes doesn't need it coffee in the morning to get going and then a lot of light during the day and then early to bed you have to be active the dark time is a very social time a lot gonzales. said that fossett healthy. it's the eighth of march the official day that the sun returns to the valley the moon is bright in the morning sky it looks like it will be a clear day like every morning mother gets on his racing bike with studded tires and judges into the valley. the sun has been shining on the hillside opposite for a few weeks but a part is a party and a dates a date at noon schoolchildren come to the village gathering place to welcome the sun it would be nice if it showed its face for the celebration and its owner but since two thousand and five the sun has always had an on this day. i find his or her head was. hitting head over to her head her head her parents weren't silver star mothers elizabeth her sister morris head the the are that it was her movie you know that they're

it is moving into the norwegian sea.ke so, on the backside of caroline, we are going dizzy winds coming out of the arctic. very cold air. with that comes the threat of snow. we have been talking about snow. we have been talking about snow showers all day and over the next few days we will be dealing with snow almost anywhere across the uk. through this evening, already snow increasing across scotland. also in northern ireland, the north west of england, into wales, part of the midlands. it could be a problem first thing in the morning. some areas closer to the coast are likely to see rain. it could cause problems. just take it steady first thing. particularly across northern and some western parts of the uk. it is in scotland, in the north, which is in scotland, in the north, which is where we will see most of the snow. all day blizzards across the hills of scotland. and out to sea, gale force winds. snow around belfast, the north—west of england, wales, parts of the midlands as well. in the south—west here, it will be m

their naval command hesitated too long before accepting help from norwegian rescue divers. were going to give us up on the heels of them we told the highest authorities that it was impossible to save the cruel but the bosses the commander in chief the president believed in a miracle of sure. but there was to be no miracle and by the time the norwegian divers reached the submarine it was too late the one hundred. eighteen crew members of the course didn't stand a chance this inking of the course could damage the pride of the whole state the disaster was powerfully symbolic. georgia was famous in the soviet union for its agriculture and of course as the birthplace of joseph stalin. after the declaration of independence on april ninth one thousand nine hundred ninety one the economy hit rock bottom and left the population impoverished. but business deals were still being done. vondish really was one of the first real estate brokers in tbilisi. there was no electricity no water and great social distress but people didn't give up hope anyone who had a good house sold it and boug

we were up off the norwegian coast. at the time, we were operating with a british home fleet. the phone -- the home fleet commander, admiral sir bruce fraser. , was our boss. admiralorders from -- sir bruce fraser, was our boss. we took orders from him. we did most of our operations -- this is in 1943. we did most of our operations off the norwegian coast, looking -- anything that was dropn and shoot at it, bombs on it or whatever. the first time we got in any combat at all -- and i must say that we didn't see much combat over there. six, seven months, eight months -- i forget. but they -- jonathan: the first time you encounter the germans yourself, when was that? >> i was in one of those combat air patrols. we relieved another combat air patrol. there are four planes in each flight. we relieve them and they came back and landed and we went out. beenirst flight out had vectored around, looking for a bogey that the radar operating -- radar operator on the ship said was out there. they couldn't find him. the weather was not very good. showers.ds, rain it was not an ideal day for

on the lookout for an alternative festive soundtrack this year a norwegian musician could help composer and percussionist head to is songs that invented ice music around eighteen years ago and he's been touring with his frosty songs ever since we'll leave you with some of his music thanks for watching and join us again at the top of the hour. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters d. w. made for minds. and then. you think that i may speak your language on the government. for content in dari pashto and more prospects for returning our webspace all to the refugee journeys like germany and the prospects for those returning home. to join the discussion on t w dot com and on facebook. prospects for attorneys w made. us president donald trump has praised his tax reform as a christmas present for all americans. the package slashes taxes by a total of one point five trillion dollars because of what we. it's the largest i always say the most massiv

proud to be a new york norwegian. when you say republican-democrat, that is what ronald reagan was.e grew up democrat, became a republican but never left roosevelt behind, the principles of the new deal and that the federal government needs to make sure everyone has a decent opportunity and you can regulate in tax and able -- in order to achieve that. that is the working-class republicanism that we need. it is the sort of thing the republican party has moved away from and the republican party would move back, you would find more people open to it and a better economy for people working at the average and below average wage. never was an opportunity and for whom they deserve every bit as much as the graduates of princeton and harvard to do the best they can in america. interviewer: democratic line from fort lauderdale, florida. >> i'm always amazed to hear all these people talk about ronald reagan. manmen tripled the debt -- tripled the debt, left $250 billion in the deficit. money inst loner of the world. the largest debtor of money in the world. i was working in d.c. at the time an

as the norwegian royal family looked on the chairwoman of the nobel committee and at them their price. it was an emotional moment for the activists the nobel committee has recognized the decade long campaign to secure a ban on nuclear weapons over one hundred countries have signed a treaty two thousand fact book the world's nuclear powers including the united states haven't yet and neither has north korea a moment of panic or carelessness a misconstrued comment or a bruised ego could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities the story of nuclear weapons will have an ending and it is up to us to decide what that enemy will be. will it be the end of nuclear weapons. or really be the end of us. the ceremony was attended by survivors of the hiroshima bombing said school thurlow was a teenager then she lost friends and family on august the sixth one nine hundred forty five. today she dedicated the nobel prize to them and to hundreds of thousands of others who died that day. so. each person had the main. each person words loved by someone. letters ensure. that their deaths were not

the women's one point five kilometer freestyle sprint she edged out american sophie caldwell and norwegian mike in cast person. meanwhile in the men's event circuit in steel golf of russia beat out italy's better rico pelligrino and frenchman lucas shot of the tour this continues on sunday with a ten kilometer classic interval start. to tennis now or serena williams is back on the hard court just four months after giving birth to her first child she put up a fight but ended up losing to french open champion yellen asta penco at an exhibition tournament in aboud dobby williams lost her first set six two she did strike back to claim the second set and nearly set up a dream come back when but also penco wasn't on that plan dispatching the seven time wimbledon champion in a match deciding tie break. thanks for watching t w news will leave you now with some images of the more attractive sides of wintry weather footage from the world's largest ice sculpture festival and harbin china enjoy. what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you how german soccer made it back